From: Mobius101 <mobius101@aol.compactpika> Subject: [PW!] [ISLAND] Into the Complex Date: Thursday, April 15, 1999 2:44 AM >unconsciousness. Bludgeon then clubbed Sneakers, clubbed a Seel, and got >back >into its pokeball before any resident treehuggers could throw a fit. >Sneakers >rubbed his head, and James (the human) continued to scream in terror. > James (the Psyduck) waddled up behind Bludgeon and scratched him hard, knocking the Cubone into a wall. "PsyDUCK!" Then he went and picked up the poor Ekans and carried it off. Sneakers rubbed his sore head. "Well, it looked like she was trying to eat ya! Excuse me for trying to save your worthless feathers!" "Psy yie!" Slasher laughed at all of them. Jessie was beginning to think James had been tortured enough, when Meowth jumped over to another computer. He flicked the screen on with his claw, and quickly ran through the security system. He nodded at the flashing red light above the monitor. "Looks like we've got some company." At this, Maria finally looked up from what she was doing. "What is it?" She dropped James to the floor unceremoniously and stood. "ATR?" Meowth shook his head. "Haven't located it yet..." He continued searching as Maria came over to stand next to Jessie. James proceeded to praise Goddish for his release. Sneakers' Cubone chose this moment to look him over. "Huh?" James stared at the Cubone. "Cu....BONE!" He smashed James over the head with his club. "AKK!" James fell to the floor in an unconscious heap. "Return," Sneakers growled, recalling the Cubone into its Pokeball. Then he turned away from James to join the others behind Meowth. "Bingo. It's at the front entrance." Meowth switched the camera to the largest screen in the control room. Everyone looked up to see Car'tos, the other James, and a Pinsir carrying Simon. Car'tos looked up at the camera. >"Um, Maria? I know your there. Could you let us go through?" >"Heh, we have a preasent for you guys." >Pinsir walked up to them, and showed off Simon, like some kindda trophy. "He's still alive?!" Maria shouted. "What the heck do you think you're doing?!" "Just let us in!" Car'tos commanded. Maria crossed her arms. "Do you take me for a complete idiot? We've supposed to kill off ATR, not babysit them! Get rid of him, *then* I'll think about letting you in here." James pushed past Car'tos and looked into the camera. "Look, he's as good as dead already. But Giovanni's going to want some proof...a progress report you could say. Can't get much better than this." He thumbed back at Simon's broken body. Maria grumbled. "I don't like this.....but I guess you can enter. Though..." She glared and pointed her finger menacingly at Car'tos on the screen, "If anything goes wrong...ANYTHING at all, I'm putting the blame on your head, Junior!" She snapped. "Stand by!" Car'tos opened his mouth to retort, but Maria reached over Meowth and slammed off the transmission before he could make a sound. Meowth looked up. "You are sure about this, aren't you?" "No. Just let them in, and make sure you lock everything behind them." She looked around the control room. "Okay, Jessie, James, Meowth, and Sneakers, I want you to keep things under control up here. No one gets in or out of this building unless I say so, understand?" Jessie frowned. "Who died and made you Queen Rocket!?" Maria grit her teeth. "Do as I say....or I'll get Wigglygoo all over that fancy hair." She pulled out her Wigglytuff Launcher and armed it. Jessie cringed. "Sure...no problem." Slinging the gun over her shoulder, Maria called James (the Psyduck) and the Ekans back into Pokeballs. Slasher yawned and ran over from the other side of the room to jump up onto her shoulder where he draped himself. "I'm going to go keep an eye on our guests." Fuming, she turned and marched off to the elevator. Jessie made a face at her as she left. "I wonder what the heck her problem is." Then she turned and noticed James unconscious on the floor in a most undignified position. "Good Goddish James, what am I supposed to do with you?" "Wake 'im up an' make 'im go get us a soda," Meowth grumbled. *** Down in the main lobby, Maria waited until the front doors opened. She watched the Rockets march in with their "prize" and then clicked on an intercom next to the door. "Seal it now." Just before Meowth could enter the commands, she watched as someone with green hair came running fast for the door. "Hold up the door!" Before Maria could act, he was already through the door, sliding in the last few feet somehow. He was now sealed in with them. Maria blinked. "What in the?" Shard jumped to his feet and brushed himself off. "What luck! A Rocket!" He reached over and shook her hand energetically. "And here I was looking to join you guys!" He reached over and slapped James on the back. James frowned and socked him in return. "Heh heh heh.." Shard laughed nervously, taking in the full scene around him blood and all. "Well, am I in?" Maria narrowed her eyes at him and yanked him down by the ear. "How do we know you're not some ATR spy?!" Shard gulped. "Look, I'm just looking for some action, and..." "And how in the world did you get past the electric fences!?" Shard pulled away from her hand gingerly. "There's a bad problem around here with candy-striped Diglett..." "Tell the truth, or end up just like him," Car'tos growled, pointing at Simon. Shard shrunk away from the strange looking Rocket. "I am! I swear! If I'm not, you can do to me whatever you did to him....just not as bad, okay?" James rolled his eyes. "Meowth." Slasher purred. Maria raised an eyebrow at the Meowth. "Are you sure?" "Meooww." Closing her eyes, Maria took a few seconds of thought. Then she looked sharply over at Shard. "My Meowth trusts you for some reason. And he trusts others less than I do. I'm going to keep you to your word....*all* of it. You're in." "YEAH!" Shard grinned. "Here, your first job is to hold onto this," Car'tos took Simon and dumped him into Shard's arms. "GEEZ!" Shard's eyes bugged out and his knees buckled momentarily under the sudden weight. Then he hefted him up uneasily. "Uh, okay, so what now?" He followed the others towards the back of the lobby. TBC? (Eh, being a Rocket's a cruel way of life. ^.^ Welcome ta the club Shard!) ~Maria R "Psy yie yie..." ------------------------- Tha webber: http://hamstergirl.cjb.net/ ----------- "Taking Pokemon straight from your pockets, With the power of the stars, it's Maria Rocket!" -My corny PW! motto ^.^; ------ TEOTWAWKI